by Kelsey Bjorkman Special to the Star News July 24, 2011 Mileage to date: 3,296 miles We made it! We are now in New York City! I want to jump right in and talk about our arrival, but first I think I should fill you in on the last week and what it [...]...Read More

by Kelsey Bjorkman Special to the Star News July 17, 2011 Mileage to date: 2,794 This week began with quite the adventure for the team. On Monday, July 11, we left Chicago. We got up at 5:30 a.m. in an attempt to get on the road early, but didn’t get on the road until 8 [...]...Read More

by Kelsey Bjorkman Special to the Star News July 10, 2011 Total Mileage to Date: 2,297 It feels that the weeks are going faster now. Perhaps it is that the days feel more routine. Although every day differs there is a certain continuity that flows throughout them all. We have being doing this for ab...Read More

by Kelsey Bjorkman Special to the Star News July 3, 2011 Total Mileage to date: 1,809 Unlike my previous updates it feels like there is not a lot to write about this week. That is probably mostly due to the fact that we have had Friday and Saturday off from biking. We crossed into Minnesota [...]...Read More

by Kelsey Bjorkman Special to the Star News Total Mileage to Date: 1,513 June 27, 2011 Once again, so much has happened since my last update. We are currently in Webster, South Dakota. We left Montana on June 23rd, stayed one night in Hettinger, North Dakota, and entered South Dakota on June ...Read More

by Kelsey Bjorkman Special to the Star News Saturday, June 18, 2011 Total mileage to date: 920 miles The trip has been going incredibly well. We have been cruising along through wind and rain, fortunately mostly tailwinds and not too much rain. It has been surprisingly chilly so far. There have been...Read More

by Kelsey Bjorkman Special to the Star News June 12, 2011 It feels like it has been so much longer than a week since we started our trip last Sunday, June 5th. We have already entered our third state, climbed two mountains, and, as of today, the 12th, have biked a total of 446.6 miles. [...]...Read More

by Kelsey Bjorkman Special to the Star News Sunday, June 5, 2011 And we’re off. I left Burnsville, Minnesota, with the four guys from our team, Karl Feller, Tim Shaw, Dustin Burkhart, and Jeramy Wheeler, and another Venture staff member, Erin White, to drive out to Seattle, Washington, in our supp...Read More

by Bob Grawey Staff writer Kelsey Bjorkman lost an argument and now the Elk River woman is set to bike cross country from Seattle to Breezy Point, N.Y. on a Just+Hope Campaign: Northern Tour ride. Along the way she will tell people — anyone who will listen — about the plight of 27 million people...Read More